preregistered
Already signed up
Preregistered means signed up or enrolled in advance.
Students preregister for classes before the semester begins.
In scientific research, a preregistered study has its methods and hypotheses publicly recorded before data collection, preventing researchers from adjusting their analysis to fit results: The preregistered trial protocol was posted online.
Prescribed conduct rules
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
experiment · clinical · randomized · replication · variables · controls · design · framework
Act of enrolling
- reservedRestrained in manner
- prebookedArranged prior to arrival
- prearrangedOrganized ahead of time
- securedMade fast or obtained
prescheduled · advance · waitlisted · confirmed · guaranteed · early bird · slot · prequalified
Binding promise given
- precommittedBound by earlier decision
- obligatedRequired by duty
- boundSecured or destined
- contractedReduced in size
locked in · guaranteed · confirmed · stipulated · agreed · preordained · preestablished · dedicated
protocol
Prescribed conduct rules
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
methodology · experiment · clinical · randomized · replication · variables · controls · design · framework · procedures
signup
Act of enrolling
- reservedRestrained in manner
- prebookedArranged prior to arrival
- prearrangedOrganized ahead of time
secured · prescheduled · advance · waitlisted · confirmed · guaranteed · early bird · slot · prequalified · preapproved
pledge
Binding promise given
- precommittedBound by earlier decision
- obligatedRequired by duty
- boundSecured or destined
contracted · locked in · guaranteed · confirmed · stipulated · agreed · preordained · preestablished · dedicated
preregisteredwalk-in
Without prior booking
unscheduled · on-the-spot · unregistered · same-day · last-minute
preregisteredspontaneous
Arising without external cause
impromptu · unplanned · last-minute · spur-of-the-moment · ad hoc